Multipole moments

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February 16, 2026 at 7:17 pm #6804

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Multipole moments are used to decompose the CMB’s temperature fluctuations across the sky into specific angular scales. By analyzing the power at each multipole, cosmologists can measure the universe’s geometry and composition from the resulting peaks.
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